Makimodoshi no Koi no Uta

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I'm sorry for being laaate.
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Anyways
Today I bring you
Makimodoshi no Koi no Uta~


Makimodoshi no Koi no Uta


Story & Art: Nanajima Kana
Publisher: Shogakukan
Rating: 13+
Synopsis: (mangaupdates.com) Minoru is Riko's first boyfriend and first love, but to Minoru, Riko is his second girlfriend. Even worse, it seems that Minoru still cares an awful lot about his ex, whose sister actually goes to the same school as Riko and Minoru. Then one day the pretty boy of the school, Sakashita, shows he's interested in Riko by kissing her on the lips! Can things get any more complicated?


Art Review: 3/5


The style of the main story and the side story are somewhat cute, but the style of the first manga reminded me of *puke* Fullmoon Wo Sagashite and the second manga was just drawn oddly and the main girl in the side story just seems a bit off to me, especially with the facial expressions and the perspective.


Story Review: This is just one of those stories where the heroine is as dumb as hell and there's the guy who's all bad and she's supposed to fall in love with this, yada yada. But I find this one isn't all too bad in a nutshell. In the beginning of the manga, after the introductions, we find all these girls complaining about not getting in the same class as all their other friends. Kinda reminds me of the niners in my school who don't get into the same class as their other friends and drop and switch to their courses so that they are together. Oh children, basing the building of your future on how many people you get to talk to in class. *shakes her head* Riko asks Minoru what his ex girlfriend was like. He says he forgot. Even if she was a bitch that's not very nice to say, Minoru, even if it is a distraction. Minoru sees her playing and tells her he'll jump out the window and save her if she gets hurt, and Riko says that he would die. Actually, manga is neither that funny or cruel so he would survive if he did that. He then sees his ex girlfriend's sister and shits his pants. Obvious plot device. Mikami says a little later that she heard Hirashima tell you that 80% of her is exploding. Firstly, what? Secondly, that's one letter away from being a seriously racist joke. I swear, this heroine is so stupid. She fell for the "What's that over there" trick. Next she'll fall for the "Does my tissue smell like chloroform to you?" She continues her stupidity when she arrives at the goukon and Sakashita sees her and she tries to put a tray over her head. I don't think that's going to conceal you at this point, woman. And the stupidity continues when Minoru goes to see his ex with Riko. Are you retarded, sir? Since when is it a good idea to let your current girlfriend and ex girlfriend meet each other? You're acting weird in manga? You must have the sniffles. I wonder throughout the whole manga if the use of Sakashita in the manga is as a mysterious psychic guy (although, when you think about it, you don't really need to be psychic to be able to tell just what the hell she's thinking) or if he's just a device used to show the audience that even if she is moronic she still does do things that would make sense to another moron. By this point I'm rooting for Sakashita. Minoru becomes worried about his depressed ex, and Riko says she wants to puke. You should. On him. And his ex. Woot, finally, something done right. *spoiler alert* Riko and Minoru break up.*spoiler alert* (only cause this manga was actually really cute.) [autocorrect, what exactly is Wooten?] Why is the school store in quotations? Is that code for 'place to sell stolen shit and drugs to students?' The end of the main manga is so adorable that I won't even tell you what it is, you'll have to see it for yourselves. (D'awwwww) In the epilogue Riko says "This is abnormal interaction with the opposite sex." Why does the wording sound like she's introducing a show? "IT'S 8 O'CLOCK FOLKS YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS FOR.... ABNORMAL INTERACTION WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX" *cheers* I thought the side story was pretty interesting too. "Liking a Poison Tongued Prince" *dirty joke alert* Just don't ever ask him to eat you, then. Aya kind of looks like a guy. Wearing a bow. And in a school girl uniform. *cue screaming yaoi fans* At first glance we see that Sazanami dumping the love letters in the trash seems to be a dick move but at the end we learn it's his way of being nice. How.. ironic? Aya, after seeing this vows not to like this guy. No one asked you to fall in love with Mr.Mysterious Bishie over there, but you will anyway. She's singing the recycling song (Oh Japan.. you and your.. stufff....) and the can rolls over to the neighbours. She thinks it's the song that made the can move and runs after it but encounters a broken wall.. wait wut? It kinda made me laugh that along with the love letters Sazanami always receives there's always one that says "Go die ugly", simply because the only people that could hate him are guys, and I'm pretty sure they settle their problems with their fists and not catty girl insults. Overall, both the manga are really cute, and if you're a huge shoujo fan I think you should check these out.


8/10